president Donald Trump After an air strike during the weekend, which targeted an official in Haras Al -Din, one of the companies affiliated with Qaeda in Syria.
“The American forces conducted an accurate air strike against a member of al -Qaeda in Syria this week,” Trump wrote. “The terrorist leader was working with al -Qaeda throughout the region.”
“Congratulations to the central commander, General Michael Corella, and US war fighters who dealt with justice to other jihadists threatening America, our allies and our partners.”
US President Donald Trump signs a series of executive orders at the White House of Oval Office on February 10, 2025, in Washington, DC. ((Andrew Harnik/Getty Emiez))
on saturday, American forces The US Central Command said in a press statement: “It has been accurately in northwestern Syria targeting and killing a financial official and senior logistical services in the terrorist organization Haras El -Din, a company belonging to Qaeda.”
Centcom said that the air strike was part of its “continuous commitment, along with partners in the region, to disrupt and calm the efforts made by the terrorists to plan, organize and conduct attacks against civilians and military personnel from the United States, our allies and our partners throughout the region and beyond.”
US President Donald Trump speaks to journalists at the White House Oval Office on February 3, 2025, in Washington, DC (Getty Images)
“We will continue to follow the terrorists unabated in order to defend our homeland, for us, the allies, and the partner individuals in the region,” General Michael Eric Corella said in a statement.
Haras Al -Din It was formed in 2018 after the outbreak of the Nusra terrorist group of al -Qaeda. The group operates primarily in Idlib County in Syria and can have up to 2500 members, according to the National Center for Combating Terrorism.
General Michael Corella, Commander -in -Chief of the US Central Command, addresses those present during the Army Day at Bouhrang camp, Kuwait, May 19, 2023. (Image of the American Army by Sergeant Employees. Latasha Price)
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The center said that Haras Al -Din calls on attacks against the West and Israel to expel foreign influence from Islamic lands, and seeks to put the conditions necessary to form a new caliphate across the Levant and the broader Middle East.
“Haras Al -Din maintains the possibility of access to many members The group.
